How to Find Passive Income Opportunities Online? – 19 EASY WAYS that I Tried

Ankita Kamat

“How to find passive income opportunities online?”- I’m sure, many times this question might have popped up in your head. Well, there are so many ways to make money online.

I have been exploring passive income opportunities online in my 20s. And I’ve also implemented many passive income ideas in my life. 

In my current blog, I’m going to share how to find passive income opportunities. If you are a beginner then you will get ideas here about how to kickstart your journey when it comes to online earning.

How to Find Passive Income Opportunities Online

How to Find Passive Income Opportunities Online?

Exploring passive income opportunities is way easier today than ever before. All thanks to the internet that anyone can find ways to make passive income online.

19  EFFECTIVE Ways to Find Passive Income Opportunities Online

You should not miss these 19 ways to start making money online. Many people and even students are exploring passive income ideas along with their studies.

1. Find Stock Photography Sites to Submit Images and Earn Money
2. Create Your Own ONLINE STORE to Make Money
3. Figure out PROFITABLE ways for affiliate marketing
4. Create digital designs on T-shirts and EARN by selling online
5. Look for re-selling opportunities and decide your own PROFIT MARGIN
6. Observe unique ideas on YouTube to create content and MAKE MONEY
7. Look at the needs of the readers to publish your own ebook and EARN
8. Find out which type of online Courses are Trending and Sell Courses on Udemy
9. Create Printable Art and Sell it Online
10. Start writing blogs online and MONETISE your blogs
11. INVEST MONEY in Mutual Funds Online
12. Look for stock music websites to earn
13. Publish Books and Earn
14. Build Community on Quora then MONETIZE to earn
15. Make use of Instagram to Create a Source of PASSIVE INCOME
16. Publish art and craft books
17. EARN by Teaching DIY Hacks Online
18. Create Mobile Apps and Earn a Lot of Income
19. Earn Recurring Revenue Online

No matter if you are a student or a working person you can try these passive income opportunities to increase your income.

1. Find Stock Photography Sites to Submit Images and Earn Money

If you are someone who loves to capture pictures either here is an earning opportunity for you. You can submit the images that you have clicked to stock photography sites. Whenever people download the pictures you will earn a commission.

Clicking the picture involves a one-time effort but you are going to earn passive income from it. And you don’t need to be a professional photographer. You can even use your cell phone to click images and earn.

2. Create Your Own ONLINE STORE to Make Money

Creating an online store will help you to reach a huge audience around the world. Online shopping is increasing day by day in every country. So grab this opportunity to build your business and earn passive income.

You can choose either to create your own website for this or you can create your online stores on platforms like Amazon. And if you sell handmade items then you can sell on Etsy. When your business starts to grow you can earn more passive money.

3. Figure out PROFITABLE ways for affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing is a huge passive income source if you do it in a smart way. And you do not need any product to sell here. You just need to promote other products that are already popular in the market.

You can join many affiliate programs like the Amazon affiliate program. Then you can share the link to the product. Whenever people buy products through your unique link you will earn a commission.

4. Create digital designs on T-shirts and EARN by selling online

Find out opportunities to create digital art on t-shirts and make passive income. There are websites that offer such opportunities for everyone.

You can register on such t-shirt selling websites or online stores. You just need to create the digital design or art. When people buy that t-shirt you will earn a profit.

5. Look for re-selling opportunities and decide your own PROFIT MARGIN

Re-selling means you can add your own profit margin and re-sell the products. There are many companies and even apps that are for reselling purposes. You can add passive income by re-selling products.

First, you can think about which type of product you want to re-sell. Then you can create a group on social media. This will help you to make more passive income in the long run. You just need to add a profit margin and promote products in your own groups on social media.

6. Observe unique ideas on YouTube to create content and MAKE MONEY

YouTube is not just for entertainment but any category like education, music, how-to categories will work well. You can figure out some unique ideas to make YouTube videos. Then monetize your videos to make money passively.

Some topics are evergreen. So, if you choose evergreen topics that will help a large audience then you can earn more passive income from YouTube.

7. Look at the needs of the readers to publish your own ebook and EARN

Publishing ebooks is easy nowadays. There are people who are earning so well by publishing ebooks on different platforms like Amazon.

You can also find the need in the market. Just do a little bit of research that which type of ebooks are selling more. Then publish your own ebook and start to earn passive income by selling ebooks online.

8. Find out which type of online Courses are Trending and Sell Courses on Udemy

Earn passive income by selling online courses on Udemy. Udemy is such a big platform where you will find so many learners. It can be any skills like photography, accounting, music etc. You need to prepare for the online course.

Then submit it on Udmey. They will review it. When you get the approval you will earn money whenever anyone buys your online course.

9. Create Printable Art and Sell it Online

It may be any type of painting or unique printable art that you can sell and earn money. Printable art is all about digital art. You just need to prepare it once and when people pay for it they can download and print them.

This way you are going to earn passive income from printable design or art. You can create your own groups online to sell such printable art or you can even create an online store.

10. Start writing blogs online and MONETISE your blogs

Whenever people need any type of information they Google it and read blogs on the internet. So, there is a lot of opportunities in blogging to make passive income. You can create your own blog or website and then monetize your writings.

You can write blogs about the topics in which you have more knowledge. There are many ways to monetize your blog like- advertisement, selling your own products, sponsorships etc.

11. INVEST MONEY in Mutual Funds Online

Investing in mutual funds is not that difficult these days. There are many genuine apps through which you can invest in mutual funds and earn passive income. But you have to remember that mutual funds involve risks.

You can take calculated risks to invest in mutual funds. As this works on the compound interest concept you will earn more passive income if you invest smartly.

12. Look for stock music websites to earn

Stock music websites are similar to stock photography sites. If you like composing music then start monetizing this skill. There are many YouTubers and organizations that look for music for their content.

When you upload your music on stick music websites you people will buy it if they like. This way you can earn passive income whenever people download your music.

13. Publish Books and Earn

You can publish books and earn money. Writing a book is a one-time effort. But if you write a good book then life long you can earn passive income from that.

You have to think about the topic and be more creative to publish the useful book. Readers should benefit from your book then only they will buy it. And you will make money.

14. Build Community on Quora then MONETIZE to earn

Quora is allowing anyone to create a space. You can also create a space on Quora and then you can earn money from Quora ads. You can choose any topic regarding which your want to build a community.

I’ve also created a space on Quora and monetized it. So, you can also join Quora and know how Quora works. Initially be more consistent to build a community so that you can start to earn more passive income.

15. Make use of Instagram to Create a Source of PASSIVE INCOME

Millions of people use Instagram around the globe. So, you have an amazing opportunity to earn money on Instagram. You can create a free business page on Instagram.

Even you can sell your own products and services by creating a business page. And if you post only images or your writings then also you can earn from sponsorships if you have a good number of followers. If you are interested then make some effort initially and create a passive income source on Instagram.

16. Publish art and craft books

Turn your hobbies into books. Yes, if you know any art or craft then write a book regarding that. Write a detailed book or ebook and publish it online.

These days any hobby can be monetized. So, based on your experience regarding art and craft you can guide other people to upskill themselves. People will learn from you and you will earn passive income.

17. EARN by Teaching DIY Hacks Online

DIY (do it yourself) hacks are the need of the hour. You can create your own online courses for teaching DIY hacks. Even you can create a DIY-related YouTube channel.

There are many DIY hacks-related YouTube channels that are really doing good. So, try something unique and be more creative to earn passive income online. There are many ways to monetize YouTube channels and make money.

18. Create Mobile Apps and Earn a Lot of Income

I’m sure that you have many apps on your cell phone. But have you ever thought of launching your own app and making money online? Well, if you have any idea about the app then you can earn passive income.

You must create an app that should be user-friendly and useful for people. As there are already many apps online, you should launch some different kinds of the app so that people should download your app. It can be a gaming app or any other app. You can generate passive income from such an app.

19. Earn Recurring Revenue Online

There are many affiliate programs online to earn recurring revenue. For example, monthly magazine subscriptions. So if a person buys a magazine through your affiliate link then you earn a commission. And when that person renews the subscription you will earn money every time.

So, you can look for such affiliate programs to make recurring revenue online.

Is it Easy to Figure Out Passive Money Ideas Online?

Yes, it is easy to find passive income ideas online. You will find many passive income opportunities. But you need to choose according to your interest.

How Much Time Do I require to Find Passive Income Opportunity Online?

In reality, you can quickly find passive income opportunities online within a few minutes. But you should see if those passive income ideas are suitable for you or not. There are many opportunities but you should invest time to understand which type of opportunity will work for you.

So, now you know how to find passive income opportunities online. Try all these 19 practical ways and start earning money online.

Ankita Kamat

I'm Ankita Kamat, the creator of Frugal Beat, a blog dedicated to frugal living. Join me in exploring practical ways to save money, reduce waste and live a purposeful life. Let's embrace frugality as a lifestyle together.